name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
remaining silent; keeping secret
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
open; spacious; extensive
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
low table; table with very short legs
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
interference; intervention; meddling
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
near; close by; within reach; familiar
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
such ... as; or some such
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
refusal; rejection; denial; veto